Need assistance in calculating the NPV and applying Black-Scholes model to estimate value of option. Please explain how to complete each step and calculate the answers.
Kim Hotels is interested in developing a new hotel in Seoul. The company estimates that the hotel would require an initial investment of $20 million. Kim expects that the hotel will produce positive cash flows of $3 million a year at the end of each of the next 20 years. The project's cost of capital is 13%.
Q1. What is the project's net present value?
Q2. While Kim expects the cash flows to be $3 million a year, it recognizes that the cash flows could, in fact, be much higher or lower, depending on whether the Korean government imposes a large hotel tax. One year from now, Kim will know whether the tax will be imposed. There is a 50% chance that the tax will be imposed, in which case the yearly cash flows will be only $2.2 million. At the same time, there is a 50% chance that the tax will not be imposed, in which case the yearly cash flows will be $3.8 million. Kim is deciding whether to proceed with the hotel today or to wait 1 year to find out whether the tax will be imposed. If Kim waits a year, the initial investment will remain at $20 million. Assume that all cash flows are discounted at 13%. Using decision tree analysis, should Kim proceed with the project today or should it wait a year before deciding?
Q3. Use the Black-Scholes model to estimate the value of the option. (Hint: Assume the variance of the project's rate of return is 6.87% and the risk-free rate is 8%).